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Henry Koster

Henry Koster, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1988)

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Born
May 1, 1905
Died
September 21, 1988
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1905

About Henry Koster

Henry Koster was a German-born film director. He was the husband of actress Peggy Moran. In 1932, Koster directed his first film in Berlin, the comedy Thea Roland. Koster discovered Abbott and Costello working at a nightclub in New York. Bernhardt became sick one day and asked Kosterlitz to take over as director.

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The world when Henry Koster was born

Henry Koster was born in 1905. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1905

  • Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
  • Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
  • Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
  • World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Henry Koster's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19052026
Population83.2M341 million

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